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Georgians would be able to go online and purchase up to 12 cases of wine a year directly from wineries, under a bill that’s now headed to Gov. via CBS 46

“It brews one of the tastiest cups of coffee this side of the moon”

Earlier this month, Starbucks acquired the Coffee Equipment Company in Ballard, the inventor of the “Clover” single-cup coffee maker. via Citizen Rain

“The acquisition of V&S by Pernod Ricard is a fantastic opportunity and represents our third transformational acquisition since the Seagram and Allied Domecq transactions”

Pernod Ricard SA on Monday said it will buy Sweden’s Vin & Sprit AB, the owner of Absolut Vodka, for 5.63 billion euros in a move to catch up to larger rival Diageo Plc. via MarketWatch

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“Doesn’t punch you in the face”

Two dozen guys are crowded into a basement, talking loudly over Triscuits, when Scott Oberman breaks the law. via The Boston Globe

“They told me we’ll be in there sometime this July.”

The quaint Plum Hill cafe looks like it always has been at the curve of Dodge Street, on the edge of downtown Kaukauna. via WisInfo

THE food safety watchdog in southern Guangdong Province has warned against tainted dairy products made by a Zhuhai dairy company after more than 100 children reportedly vomited after drinking milk, a … via Shanghai Daily

“Everybody knows Mary J. Blige bought the house. He (McCormack) may have signed a confidentiality agreement, but the buzz was out the minute she and her husband saw the house.”

Check out hot pics, videos and more from Mary J. ! Daily Entertainment Photos - “Get all the fashion, glamour and scandal here in pictures!” Mary J. Blige can count Wyclef Jean and Ja Rule as her new neighbors … via AM1070-WDIA MEMPHIS

“It’s not about a quick cup of coffee on the way to work. It’s about taking the flavors one at a time and talking among friends.”

It’s tea time at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst.

White linens and bone-white china dress a row of tables in the Ryder Cup lounge facing a panorama of sun-drenched windows. Valets carting luggage and golf bags into the hotel lobby appear in bursts of activity from the lounge’s expansive view. The world outside seems hurried compared to the leisurely pace of the midmorning tea service going on inside.

Soft jazz music drifts through the room as two groups of three women apiece chat amongst themselves. Tiny jars of honey and sugar cubes sit at the place settings, ready for the tea service, as individual pots of steeping teas are brought to the women’s sides. The loose-leaf teas are poured through strainers into their tea cups. Read more

Starbucks says it’s going to take a little more time to start listing calorie counts on menus at its New York City outlets.

The coffee giant said earlier this week that it would post the calorie data by Monday, though a city deadline for doing so has been postponed until April 15.

But Starbucks said Friday it would comply with the rule when it takes effect.

A restaurant trade group has sued to challenge the requirement, which applies mainly to national chain restaurants. The city Health Department says a court ruling is expected within about two weeks. Read more